Winemaker of the Year Hungary nominees 2025
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Eger, Gere Tamas & Zsolt, Kunság, Szekszard, Thummerer, Vesztergombi

Nominees are announced!

35th Winemaker of the Year of Hungary

The 5 candidates this year: Zsolt Gere, (Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery, Villány), István Ipacs Szabó (Ipacs Szabó Winery, Villány, Pécs Research Centre), József Lamport (Thummerer Winery, Eger), Attila Szentpéteri (Szentpéteri Winery, Kunság), Csaba Vesztergombi (Vesztergombi Cellar, Szekszárd). The name of the winner will be announced on the 5th of December.

 

The most prestigious title of Hungarian wine life is given out annually at the end of the year. The process of the election begins with the nomination period: influencers, wine writers are asked to name the winemaker of their choice and then members of Hungarian Wine Academy vote for one of the 5 candidates (the candidates are those who receive the most nominations).

Some fun facts speculating on the result

– Szekszárd and Villány wine regions each have 5 winners so far, will any of the two take the lead?
– Eger has had 4 winners, with Lamport Eger can equalize.
– Zsolt Gere is nominated for the first time.
– Csaba Vesztergombi’s father is a former award winner (in 1993).
– The founder of Thummerer Winery, where József Lamport is the chief winemaker, late Vilmos Thummerer is one of the former winners (1995).
– Three of the nominees were nominated last year as well: József Lamport, Attila Szentpéteri, Csaba Vesztergombi. Lamport and Vesztergombi is nominated now for the 4th time.
– István Ipacs Szabó is also nominated for the 4th time, though in 2020 he was the chief winemaker of Vylyan Vineyard and Winery.
– Three of the nominees are winemakers of family wineries, following their father’s vocation: Lamport, Szentpéteri and Vesztergombi.

Former award winners

2024 Zsolt Liptai, Pannonhalma
2023 Tamás Günzer, Villány
2022 Mihály Figula Jr, Balatonfüred–Csopak
2021 Beáta Nyúlné Dr. Pühra, Etyek-Buda
2020 Tamás Borbély, Badacsony
2019 Csaba Koch, Hajós-Baja
2018 Géza Balla, Arad (Romania)
2017 † Mátyás Szőke, Mátra
2016 Pál Mészáros, Szekszárd
2015 † Mihály Szöllősi, Neszmély
2014 Tamás Dúzsi, Szekszárd
2013 Éva Gálné Dignisz, Kunság
2012 Károly Áts, Tokaj
2011 Péter Vida, Szekszárd
2010 Ottó Légli, Balatonboglár
2009 Dr. György Lőrincz, Eger
2008 † János Konyári, Balatonboglár
2007 János Frittmann, Kunság
2006 Vencel Garamvári, Balatonboglár
2005 Béla Vincze, Eger
2004 Ferenc Takler, Szekszárd
2003 János Árvay, Tokaj
2002 † Ernő Malya, Etyek-Buda
2001 István Szepsy, Tokaj
2000 † Mihály Figula, Balatonfüred-Csopak
1999 Ákos Kamocsay, Ászár-Neszmély
1998 † Tibor Gál, Eger
1997 József Bock, Villány
1996 Zoltán Polgár, Villány
1995 † Vilmos Thummerer, Eger
1994 Attila Gere, Villány
1993 Ferenc Vesztergombi, Szekszárd
1992 † Tibor Báthori, Etyek-Buda
1991 Ede Tiffán, Villány

 

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